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Stress Less,
Find It Fast!
Real-Life Messy
Makeovers • Closet & Pantry
• Entry & Living Room • Home Office
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Clutter-Busting Solutions from
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real-life example
slim-down success After taking stock of what really belongs in their pantry, a couple say good-bye to clutter and hello to find-it-fast.
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mix of stuff, from
wedding presents
to paper party
supplies, crowdec
Samantha and Ben's
pantry. The jumble
made it lard to see
wiat was on the
shelves, resulting in
the couple buying
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501,0nal: "I could never take
a good inventory of what I had,"
Samantha says. "I knew the pantry
had to be reorganized, but I didn't
know where to start. Thinking about
cleaning it was exhausting." Professional organizer Laura
Leist worked with the couple to
devise a plan. "Laura and I talked about how I cook and went through each shelf to determine what would
stay and go," Samantha says.
"I thought cleaning out the pantry
would take an entire weekend, but
it only took an afternoon."
Samantha removed every item, placing trash into bags and sorting
moving-out things into "donate,"
"new home," and "garage sale"
boxes. She grouped objects
returning to the pantry by purpose
to visualize the type and number
of organizers she needed to buy.
Samantha added see-through cereal keepers, stackable
containers, and square canisters
to hold staples. She identified the
contents of each with erasable labels (#1). She incorporated a
rack to manage baking pans
(#2) and moved in magazine
organizers to catalog cookbooks (#3). Tiered racks, turntables, and
brightly hued bins ensure that
foodstuffs are easy to see and find.
"There's no more rummaging
to find things," Samantha says.
"I can take quick inventories
and unpack groceries in half the
time. After seeing the benefits,
organizing has become so
addictive that I cleaned out our
bedroom closet and have my eye
on our coat closet as well."
Special thanks to The Container Store, OXO, Umbra, and The Land of Nod.
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EXPERT ADVICE
This repurposed pantry proves
it is possible to make inexpensive
builder's shelving work efficiently
and look beautiful' says Laura Leist ,
author of Eliminate the Chaos at Work.
She shares her`tips for maximizing a
pantry's possibilities:
• Assess accurately. After
eliminating the extraneous,
Samantha was pleasantly surprised
to see how much space she had
available. Measure each shelf's
length and depth, the space
between shelves, and available floor
area to help with selecting products
that will optimize every square inch.
• Create a plan. Set frequently
used items at eye level or in the
pantry's center. Put more utilitarian
storage pieces—like pet-food bins,
collapsible recycling containers, and
open produce bins—on the floor.
• Stretch available space. Opt for
square canisters, Which take up less
horizontal space than round. Use
tiered and stackable oroanizers to
take advantage of vertical voids.
• Streamline the view. Employ
vibrant bins to corral single-serve
snacks, paper products, and
miscellaneous ingredients that can
clutter shelves. Put staple ingredients
in containers to do away with messy
open boxes and packaging.
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